As we end the first month of the New Year and January 2013 comes to a close, are you going to be one of the few who look back one
year from now with the extreme satisfaction of having kept your promises to
yourself? Or will you be among the millions who vow to try again next year?
I
want you to be in the first category, and I want to help you see your goals
become reality. So in that spirit, I thought I’d share a few strategies and
tools for success this year.
- Have you really articulated your goal? Is it “be in better shape” or is it “lose 30 pounds”? A degree of specificity is a must, because you’ll need an objective against which you can measure your efforts.
- Have you gotten excited about your goal? Have you imagined the outcome? Don’t be ashamed to really visualize yourself enjoying the spoils of your hard work. Imagine yourself sharing your success story with pride.
- Share your goals! Don’t keep your dreams in the closet where no one can see them. Public declaration not only helps you find third-party support from friends and family, but putting them out there makes them harder to abandon when motivation flags.
- Don’t give in to “all or none” thinking. When you slip, lose focus, or encounter setbacks, don’t use them as license to give up. It will feel worse to crawl back after a blow-out than it will to forgive yourself and pick up where you left off. Accept that progress matters more than perfection.
- Leverage apps and other technology to help you make progress. Automatic reminders, social networks, and other goal-specific tools can help. (Check out this article on “5 Apps for Keeping New Year’s Resolutions: http://mashable.com/2012/12/27/apps-new-years-resolutions/)
So
what are your goals? Comment below! It's never too late and there's no time like the present to make your
dreams public.
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